Attention beachgoers looking to enjoy the remaining days of summer in the surf and sand: the most...
Crime and Public Safety
Roanoke City Police officials went before city council to discuss the department’s new crime data center. WFIR’s...
Tomorrow night communities across the region will participate in National Night Out. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells...
Detectives with the Roanoke Police Department arrested a teenager for the fatal Southwest shooting that left a...
The heat is on these days; that means air conditioning and fans are often going all day...
At approximately 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Roanoke County Police responded to a call for...
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Authorities are investigating the death of a Franklin County man who was found...
On July 15, 2025, at approximately 7:43 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 1800 block...
The organizer of Kingdom Knect says the way to end violence is through communication, not incarceration. Kingdom...
ROANOKE, Va. — One man is in police custody after a bomb threat was made on an...
Franklin County, VA (July 3, 2025) – At around 7:00pm this evening, The Franklin County Communications Center...
Press release from Roanoke Fire & EMS: “At 12:29AM, crews were dispatched by the E-911 Center to...
At approximately 12:45 p.m. yesterday afternoon, Virginia State Police and law enforcement partners took Rayjaun A. Calloway,...
Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded at 11:58 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, to the 4800...
(From Botetourt County sheriff’s office) Deputy- Involved Shooting Under Investigation: This morning at approximately 7:00 a.m., Deputies...